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What Do You Do when Radiesse Injection Followed by Belotero Makes Me Look Like a Red Lined Racoon? (photo)
I had minor swelling with radiesse injection. Given a tiny bit of belotero afterward for slight area of swelling. Went on vacation looking great! Two faint lines on cheekbones appeared. Ten days later, woke up like red raccoon ( photo). Doc doing the injections said it was not an allergic reaction to either injection. Calls it hyperpigmentation. My regular dermatologist agrees. Lines are hard to conceal. I am a busy career woman who is very frustrated right now. What are my options? Reply
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Marie in CT
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Radiesse Swelling then Belotero
Belotero can be layered on top of Radiesse, but this would be used to fill a more superficial concern not swelling. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles
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What is the cause of red area after Radiesse and Belotero?
It is very possible you may have had a little bleeding down deep that took a few days to show. This could be residual heme staining from the bruising. Another possibility is that sun exposure while on vacation could have turn areas of trauma into hyperpigmentation. It's always best to avoid sun light after treatment to prevent this. In any case this will likely resolve with time. You may just need to use concealer until it is gone
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Radiesse followed by Belotero
I agree with the other postings and find it exceptionally odd that adding more filler would have been recommended to help with the swelling..... This wouldn't help that. It appears that you have some swelling and some bruising. Radiesse injections are done very deeply and the bruising and swelling from it can take several weeks to subside, particularly in the eye area which is very sensitive and thin. Plus, injecting more filler into an already affected area, would create more swelling and...
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Redness After Filler Treatment with Radiesse and Belotero
This whole scenario doesn't really make sense to me. If you had swelling from Radiesse, I wouldn't have then gone and added Belotero after. Regardless, the discoloration of your tear trough creases (from the picture) looks to be more red/yellow than brown and you still appear to have some swelling. Is it possible that what you see is residual bruising from the injections? Swelling and bruising can take up to two or three weeks sometimes to completely resolve. I would consult with your...
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Redness after Radiesse and Belotero
If the area blanches, that is turns whiter temporarily when you press on it, then this is not hyperpigmentation but rather erythema (redness). It may be a combination of both. Ask your doctor for a RX for a fairly high potency topical steroid ointment which you should use twice daily for two weeks. You also should try the VBeam laser. If neither of those makes a difference, I would consider non ablative Fraxel but only if pigment is a significant component. Find a dermatologist with...
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I had a similar reaction to belotero. My bags look like yours 3 1/2 weeks after treatment. The doctor says it's not during to his procedure. I'm seeing another doctor to have it dissolved. People be aware this could happen to you. Don't believe all the false claims.